Strainer



Dec- 26,4 l1933- J. STRINGER STRAINER Filed Sept. 28. 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet l cseph Srz'nyer yInventor flilomey J. STRINGER Dec'. 26, 1933.

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`UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE STBAAINEB Joseph Stringer, Downingtown, Pa.

Application September 28, 1932 Serial No. 63,262

1 claim. (ci. 21o-164) 'I'his invention relates to a strainer designed A pipe 15 is engaged in the threaded end or particularly forstraining liquid for spraying and portion 12. Numeral 16 denotes a perforated pumping purposes and the like, and the' prime tube having an outwardly directed annular flange object of the invention resides inthe provision 17 at one end thereof to seat in the countersunk of a strainer of this nature which is nonportionv 14, the other end of the tube is seatedin 60 collapsible. the recess 10.

Further objects of the invention are toprovide Numeral 18 denotes a cylinder of mesh material a strainer of this nature which is simple in its disposed about the tube 16 and having its upper constructiominexpensive to manufacture, easy end extending into the countersink 11 and the n to assemble and disassemble, thoroughly eilicient lower end thereof resting on the flange 17. 65 and reliable in use, and otherwise lwell adapted It is thought that the construction, utility, and to the purpose for which it is designed. advantages of this invention, will be now quite With the above and numerous other objects apparent without a more detailed description in view as will appear as the description proceeds, thereof.

u the invention consists in certain novel features The present embodiment of the invention has 70 of construction, and in the combination and arbeen described in considerable detail merely for rangement of parts as will be hereinafter more the purposes of exempliiication since in actual fully described and claimed. practice it attains the features of advantage In the drawings: enumerated as desirable in the statement of the zo Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the invention and the above description. 75 structure showing the strainer per se in side It will be apparent that changes in the details elevation. of construction, and in the combination and ar- Figure 2 is a similar section showing the strainrangement of parts may be resortedA to without ler per se also in section. departing from the spirit or scope of the inven- :5 Figure 3 is a transverse section taken substantion as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of 90 tially on the line 3 3 of Figure 2. its advantages.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one plug. I claim: Figure 5 is a perspective view of a tube. A device of the class described comprising a Figure 6. is a perspective view of a cylindrical cylindrical hollow bodyhaving a lateral branch 3o strainer. extending outwardly therefrom, a plug threaded 35 Figure 7 isa perspective view ofthe other plug. in each end of the body, one plug having a coun- Referring to the'drawings in detail, it will be tersunk recess in its inner end and the other seen that the numeral 5 denotes a cylindrical plug havingan opening therein provided with an hollow body havinga branch radiating outwardly outer threaded part for receiving an end of a 35 from the central portion thereof denoted by the pille, an intermediate part of smaller diameter to 90 numeral 6. The branch 6 is internally threaded register with the bore of the pipe and an inner to receive a pipe 7. part of larger diameter than the threaded part, a 'I'he ends of the body are internally threaded perforated tube having a flange at one end fitting to receive plugs 8 and 9. The plug 8 at its inner in the inner enlarged part of said opening with end iS Provided With a eentlel leeeSS 10 eeunterthe other end ofthe tube fitting in the recess and 95 sunk as at 11. The P1118 9 iS plevided With en a cylindrical screen of larger diameter than the Opening. the portion 12 thereof being threaded exterior diameter of the tube and encircling the and the'portion 14 thereofbeing countersunk, the tube and having one end resting on the flange and portion 14 being located at the inner end of the its other' end fitting in the countersink of the 45 plug, and the portion 12 located at the outer end recess. V 10o of the plug. JOSEPH BTRINGER. 

